diff --git a/fpm.toml b/fpm.toml
index e014df5..c929218 100644
--- a/fpm.toml
+++ b/fpm.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name = "julienne"
-version = "1.5.1"
+version = "1.5.3"
 license = "license"
 author = "Damian Rouson, Brad Richardson, Patrick Raynaud, Katherine Rasmussen"
 maintainer = "rouson@lbl.gov"
diff --git a/src/julienne/julienne_file_s.f90 b/src/julienne/julienne_file_s.f90
index c7d952b..b511cbe 100644
--- a/src/julienne/julienne_file_s.f90
+++ b/src/julienne/julienne_file_s.f90
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     end if
 
     do l = 1, size(self%lines_)
-      write(file_unit, *) self%lines_(l)%string()
+      write(file_unit, '(a)') self%lines_(l)%string()
     end do
 
     if (present(file_name)) close(file_unit)